Odetta in Japan is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 1965.[1][2] It was her final album for RCA Victor.

The song "Sakura" went on to become an iconic hip-hop sample of the 1990s, as featured in East Flatbush Project's "Tried By 12".

Track listing

All tracks arranged by Odetta; except where indicated:

  1. "If I Had a Hammer" (Lee Hays, Pete Seeger) – 1:58
  2. "Kaeshite Okure Ima Suguni" (Taku Izumi, Toshio Fujita) – 4:43
  3. "The Fox" – 2:00
  4. "Chilly Winds" – 3:59
  5. "Ain't No More Cane on This Brazos" – 3:40
  6. "One Man's Hand" (Alex Comfort, Pete Seeger) – 3:10
  7. "On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional) – 3:40
  8. "Sakura" – 2:22
  9. "Hush Little Baby" – 1:21
  10. "Why Oh Why" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:10
  11. "Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho" – 2:10
  12. "We Shall Overcome" (Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan, Pete Seeger, Zilphia Horton) – 5:23

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2009-09-08). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. p. 4954. ISBN 978-1-4402-2916-9.
  2. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/945294-Odetta-Odetta-In-Japan [bare URL]
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